Jackalwolf

Call of Chaos #7

by Christian Z. Dunn

Fenris. One of the mightiest worlds of the Imperium, home to the Space Wolves Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, an impregnable bastion of humanity's might... or is it? When the treacherous Word Bearers come to Fenris, it falls to Lukas the Trickster, the so-called Jackalwolf, to defend his home world from the interlopers. Can even his vaunted cunning defeat their machinations, or will Lukas – and his Chapter – fall to the Dark Gods?

Read it because
It's the first Black Library tale to focus on Lukas the Trickster, and the fate of the Space Wolves Chapter lies in his hands...

Genres: 40k, Short Stories, Science Fiction

9 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2015

About the author

Christian Dunn, sometimes credited as C.Z. Dunn, is a senior editor for Black Library.

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Dylan Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll start with saying that I am not the most well-versed in the Lore of the Space Wolves, as they don't hold too much interest for me. However, I don't dislike them, and this short story following Lucas the Trickster really reminded me of why I did. The story was full of comedy and personality, while still staying true to the general idea of the Space Wolves. Great job C.Z. Dunn, your story made me laugh, that's for sure!

[DarkChaplain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story made me laugh. Lukas the Trickster is just as amusing to read about as I had hoped, and the dialogue was pretty great.
It doesn't break new ground in terms of background for the character, but it certainly depicted one of his known exploits in a very entertaining manner.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just ridiculous but, fortunately, that’s exactly what we’re aiming for here.

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Day seven in Black Library’s 2015 Advent Calendar gives us Jackalwolf by CZ Dunn, a Space Wolves micro-short story featuring Lukas the Trickster. With the Great Companies all absent from the Fang, Fenris’ defences are left in the dubious hands of Lukas, his undoubted skill enough to overcome his lowly status and grant him stewardship of the Fang. When Word Bearers appear in-system to threaten the realm of the Wolves, Lukas has to rely upon his wits to defend against an overwhelming force.

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[Patrick Hanlon · Rating 1 out of 5]

First it's a mircro short so even tough it is 15 pages in length only 5 are actually story the rest are adds and eBook license info. If it was genuinely 15 or even 10 pages of story I would be considerably more satisfied but you literally get more licence pages then actual story.

Second this is part of the "Call of Chaos" advent event but is clearly a story about the Space Wolfs chapter of Space Marines so if you are expecting something different, like I was, you will be disappointed.

Third the story itself wasn't the worst I have ever read but being so short it lacked depth and detail which could have added alot to a really cool character in 40k.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny

Good little story....I enjoyed it....even if it was short....Lukas the Trickster is one of my favorite space wolves....and his humor